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St Michael's Church

📷 Colin Kinnear · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.92232, -3.04892

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 190m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis pertinax +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis pertinax +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Cycleway LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route100 m
Named routeRef 7Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 72Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Michael's Church, Burgh by Sands

📷 Colin Kinnear · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Michael's Church, Burgh by Sands

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hadrian's Wall between the field boundary to the south of the site of St Andrew's Church and Eden Bank at Beaumont in wall miles 69 and 70Historic site2.3 km→✦Hadrian's Wall vallum between east side of road at Burgh Head, and boundary south of Ash Tree Square, Burgh-by-Sands in wall miles 71 and 72Historic site400 m→✦Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway west of Kirkandrews Farm and the dismantled railway south east of Burgh by Sands in wall miles 70 and 71Historic site1.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪St Giles ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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